Tag Archives: romance

Movies About Picking Sides

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Captain America: Civil War comes out this week in the U.S., and it got me thinking that this isn’t the first movie to be about choosing a side on an important issue. No, I’m not going to compare this film … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged 12 angry men, action movies, comic books, crimson tide, films, fugitive, movie review, movies, new moon, relationships, rivalries, romance, twilight, x-men | 4 Comments

Pleasant Surprises: Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I never enjoyed the classic Scooby Doo cartoon shows. Even as a child, I found them repetitive and formulaic. In every episode Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby Doo would drive into some spooky town in the Mystery Machine and … Continue reading →

Posted in Pleasant Surprises | Tagged cartoon, comedy, fun, funny, humor, jokes, mystery, nostalgia, parody, relationships, romance, scooby doo, TV shows | 1 Comment

Unceremonious Ways Sequels Dump the Previous Film’s Love Interest

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Sequels are never easy. They have to continue where the last film left off and add something new to the mix so they don’t feel stale. Frequently this involves writing out the previous love interest in order to make room … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Film Gems: Only the Lonely

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

In between his two Home Alone films, Chris Columbus wrote and directed a little romantic comedy starring John Candy called Only the Lonely. It wasn’t exactly a huge hit like many of Columbus’s other films, but it has a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgotten Film Gems | Tagged chris columbus, comedy, drama, films, fun, funny, humor, john candy, john hughes, jokes, macaulay culkin, movie review, movies, only the lonely, relationships, romance | 1 Comment

Fiddler on the Roof’s Story Is in the Tradition of Pride and Prejudice

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single film in possession of a good story must be in want of a remake. Thus, we see the reimagining of Jane Austen’s classic story of manners Pride and Prejudice as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged books, britain, drama, fiddler on the roof, films, fun, great britain, jane austen, Jews, judaism, love, movie review, movies, movies based on books, musical, pride and prejudice, relationships, romance, tradition | 15 Comments

Forgotten Film Gems: Truly Madly Deeply

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Would you like a cathartic film to deal with the loss of Alan Rickman? Watch Truly Madly Deeply. It’s a refreshingly low-key ghost movie that came out the same year as Ghost, but attracted much less attention. It also came … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgotten Film Gems | Tagged alan rickman, comedy, drama, fantasy, ghost, movie review, movies, poems, relationships, romance, spanish, truly madly deeply | 6 Comments

The Most Brutally Honest Line in a Romantic Comedy Comes from The Wedding Singer

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

This five-word admission speaks volumes about the character who says it and about what a lot of people seem to be missing in their lives. Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged adam sandler, comedy, films, love, movie review, movies, relationships, romance, wedding singer | 6 Comments

Why Terminator: Genisys Is a Good Movie

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Terminator: Genisys ends the series on a high note by bringing back a lot of what made me love this series in the first place. It shows that all that stuff may be old, but it’ll never be obsolete. Continue reading →

Posted in Pleasant Surprises | Tagged action movies, arnold schwarzenegger, films, movie franchise, movie reboot, movie review, movies, relationships, romance, science fiction, sequels, terminator, time travel | 3 Comments

Unidentified Flying Oddball – What Were They Thinking?

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I had planned on writing a Forgotten Film Gem article this week about a 1979 Disney film called Unidentified Flying Oddball. I hadn’t seen it in years, but I remembered enough good things about it that I figured it would … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged bad movies, comedy, disney, films, fun, funny, humor, jokes, movie review, movies, movies based on books, NASA, puns, relationships, romance, science fiction, space, space exploration, time travel | 2 Comments

10 Ways American Sniper Missed the Mark

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I wanted to love American Sniper. I finally saw it for the first time a few days ago, and I was excited. This is an R-rated movie that attracted bigger audiences in the U.S. than any other blockbuster in 2014. … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged action movies, books, clint eastwood, films, history, iraq war, middle east, movie review, movies, movies based on books, relationships, romance, true stories, war, war movies | 8 Comments